Things get worse for our intrepid hero. It's a strange time in history for Mike to be making his way across Eastern Europe. The region was in turmoil in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union, even after almost half a decade. Countries were breaking apart, along old lines from before the U.S.S.R., and old rivalries were allowed to once more take root. Amid this, Mike manages to play bass for a crazed Croatian captain desperate to play some live music.
The conspiracy continues much as you might expect. I'm wondering now if the story itself is background to Laban and Ilya's examination of the chaos of Eastern Europe. Mike is heading toward Moscow, and the conspiracy he is trying to dodge are determined to bring Western-style capitalism to a newly-opened region.
Which, now that I type it out, seems actually far too believable for comfort.
"I don't even need you passport to tell -- you look just like James Dean!"
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